Comb cleaner



R. w. BUSCH coma CLEANER Filed May 14. 1938 A mum. H11

IIHIIHIIH Patented Aug. 22, 1939 2 170 772.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMB CLEANER Robert Walter Busch, Maywood, Ill., assignor of one-third to Frederick E. Hummel and onethird to Charles T. Patock, both oi Chicago,

Application May 14, 1938, Serial No. 207,895

Claims. (CL 13228) The present invention relates 'to an accessory By referring to Figure 3 it will be noticed that to be attached to combs and is used for cleaning my.invention is generally of a U shaped structhe same, ture, or oval U shaped structure having side por- One object of this invention is to provide a tions l1, and a base portion designated by i 8.

5 device which is attachable to a standard comb in The side portions I! are adapted to flex by vir- 5 the manner illustrated, and remains on the comb tue of the oval U shaped structureof the cleaner without interfering with its actual operation or II, whichispreierably made or a springy material, utility, and which can be easily set into operation the flexure permitting the top edges of the porwhen it is desired to clean the comb of varied tion I! to yield when the cleaner is attached to matter which has a tendency to accumulate at or removed from the-back portions of the comb i0. 10 the roots of the teeth of a comb due to continued The base portion is either drilled or slotted or peruse. i forated in order to accommodate the respective Another object of this invention is the pro-. teeth o acomb. vision of an ornamental structure for a comb It will be seen that the perforations designated which enhances the design and the appearance by. are arranged in spaced relationship depend- 15 of the comb embellishing the same by virtue of ing upon the respective spacing of the coarse teeth its attachment to a comb. I 4 and the fine teeth l3 of the comb ill, the por- Another object of this invention is the protions forming the scraping teeth by virtue'oi vision of a plurality of toothed members which the edges 2|, 20 iii: in between the teeth of a comb to function as At each end oi. the member I I is'shown a. slotted I a cleaning instrument or device. portion 2|, which slotted portion is for making it Another object of this invention is the proeasier and more convenient to replace the memvision of a simple, practical, eiflcient device for her II on the comb l0 once it is removed, or when the purpose in view which is also neat in appearit is originally attached to the comb i0.

ance and economical to manufacture. The teeth i2, being large enter the slots 2| :5.

With the foregoing and other objects in view. readily and furnish instant locating and gauging the invention will be more fully described hereinof the teeth l3 and M with respect to the perafter, and will be more particularly pointed out forations 20.

in the claims added hereto. It will be noticed in Figure l as designated at In the drawing where like symbols refer to like ii that the slotted portion is On the S e level U or corresponding parts thruout the several views: with the teeth 20' or the base portion of the in- Fig. 1 is a front view of a comb showing the vention, whereas the improved form shown at l6 invention attached thereto. designates the slotted portion cut somewhat Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view on higher than the toothed p o the line 2-2 of Figure 1. To be more explicit, the end slots 2] facilitate, ll

Fig. 3 is an isometric view of one form of the as well as indicate, the me od of gauging the invention. alignment of the cleaner H with respect to the Fig. 4 is a modification of the invention illuscomb ID. The end slots 2| cut to the level illustrated in Figure 1. trated at i5 provide. a foolproof indication show- 40 Fig. 5 is an isometric view showing the inven- 118 e initial po entry of e o b w 40 tion modification illustrated in Figure 4 in crossregard to the cleaner. However when the slots. 2| section. are cut to the level illustrated at it, the teeth l2 Fig. 6 is a. longitudinal cross-sectional view on will be P rmitted to enga e t SlOfiS 2| be ore the the line 8-8 of Figure 1. teeth l3 or H can enter the slots 20 thus facilitat- Fig. 7is a longitudinal cross-sectional view on ing th op ati n f a g r r ist r n the 4| the line 99 of Figure 1. teeth l3 or it with their respective openings 20.

By referring to the drawing in Figure we In Figure 3, t W be noticed that y device notice a standard comb designated generally by y inventiondesignated u e a H may be the numeral Hi, my invention being designated by knurled along part of each of the portions I1,

numeral II. It will be noticed also that the comb by knurling such as is shown at IS, in order to 50 in accordance with standard manufacturing pracassure a firmer grip when attaching or removing tice has two substantialteeth at each end desigmy device or during the operation of' cleaning nated by l2, and a series of fine teeth designated the comb. by i3 and also a series of coarser teeth desig- In Figure 4, is shown a modified form of comb nated by H. in cross-section and in configuration therewith ll Figure 5, where it will be'noticed that I provide the oval U shaped piece I I. with arcuate portion 23 forming the cleaning teeth, and spaces 26 which flt over respective teeth of the comb proper,

.and also provides the slotted portions 24 which fit and locate themselves with respect to the substantial teeth ll of the comb Ill, whenever it is desired to attach the device to the comb.

This device may be manufactured from any type of material such as metal, fibre, paper pulp or any other kind of composition satisfactory for the purpose.

I believe that I have described fully this invention and the drawing taken in connection with the description should offer a clear understanding to those skilled in the art.

It can. be seen that I have not only shown a simple, ornamental, practical, useful and eflicient device for cleaning a comb, but an invention that should be very useful in cleaning a comb without hindering the efliciency of the comb.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction, and I reserve the right to make such modifications and alterations as come within the purview of the herein description and the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

g 1. A comb cleaner, comprising a substantially oval U shaped structure, provided with comb cleaning teeth fitting alternately between the teeth of a comb, and having a flexible portion to fit snugly on the back of a comb.

2.'A comb cleaner, comprising a substantially oval U shaped structure, provided with comb cleaning teeth portions fitting alternately between the teeth of a comb, a flexible springy portion to fit snugly and removably on the back portion of a comb, and slotted means for locating said comb cleaner on a comb.

3. A corn-b cleaner, comprising a substantially oval U shaped structure, provided with comb cleaning teeth portions fitting alternately between the teeth of a comb, a flexible springy portion to fit snugly and removably on the back portion of a comb, slotted means for conveniently locating said comb cleaner on a comb, and a knurled gripping portion to facilitate attaching and removing of said comb cleaner from a comb.

4. A comb cleaner, comprising a. substantially oval U structure, provided with arcuate comb cleaning teeth portions fitting alternately between the teeth of a comb, a flexible spring portion to fit snugly and removably on the back portion of a comb, slotted means for conveniently locating said comb cleaner on a comb, and a knurled gripping POrtion to facilitate attaching and removing said comb cleaner from a comb.

5. A comb cleaner, comprising a substantially oval U shaped structure, provided with arcuate comb cleaning teeth portions fitting alternately between thev teeth .of a comb, a flexible springy portion adapted to fit snugly and removably on the back portion of a comb, slotted portions on each end of the said comb cleaner, one slotted portion having its lower edges located relatively above the edges of the said arcuate comb cleaning teeth, the other slotted portion having its lower edges in the same plane with the edges of the said arcuate comb cleaning teeth, and a knurled gripping portion to facilitate attaching, and removing said comb cleaner from a comb.

ROBERT WALTER BUSCH. 

